How long does it take to read War and Peace?

The average reader reads at a speed of 250 words per minute (wpm). War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy has 521 830 words, so the average reader would take 34 hours 47 minutes to read the whole book. How long would it take you to read War and Peace? Read a paragraph from War and Peace below to find out!

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34 hours 47 minutes


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